Norwegian exhibit about menstruation.
See some booklets roughly contemporary with this one:
Your Personal Guide to Menstruation and Tampon Usage
(complete booklet, U.S.A., 1988, o.b. tampons)
Tampax Satin Learner's Kit, 2001, in 3 languages:
English. Booklet, pads & tampons
Trousse de l'étudiante French
Estuche de Aprendizaje Spanish
Having Your Period (complete
booklet, 1985, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., U.S.A.)
Text and pictures are to the point; there's no product to sell.
Omdat de lijnen van je lichaam veranderen (Dutch;
English: As the lines of your body change), 2007, the Netherlands, Libresse pads & puberty booklet
Always Changing (complete
booklet, Always menstrual pads, 1995, U.S.A.)
More booklets menstrual hygiene
companies made for girls, women and teachers - patent
medicine - a list of books and articles about
menstruation
 
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Hvordan Kroppen Din Forandrer Seg (English:
"How Your Body Changes") Puberty & menstruation
information for girls, 1990, Tampax menstrual tampons, Norway
Complete booklet
I've translated the booklet; see under each page.
I thank the Norwegian contributor of the booklet!
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Below: Pp. 24-27.
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Can I bathe when I have my period?
You can do everything you usually do. There's no reason to not play
sports or anything else you like, like riding or dancing. You should try
to behave normally when you are menstruating. Swimming is good if you use
a tampon.
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Intimate protection
Menstruation has always been connected with myths and strange stories!
The ancient Persians believed that if their women's period lasted longer
than five days they were possessed by an evil spirit that must be beaten
out of them. In other cultures it was better if the period lasted longer
since one saw that as a way for the body to rid itself of evil.
In earlier times menstruation was blamed for ruining crops, spoiling
beer, even for causing homemade mayonnaise to separate.
People still have strange beliefs. Some believe for example that girls
shouldn't wash their hair when they're menstruating, or eat certain kinds
of food, swim or exercise.
But girls now know that menstruation is no reason to change their routine.
Girls today want to have a rich, active and interesting life - with or without
menstruation. They won't let menstruation stop them!
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The right choice for you
Menstrual blood is odorless in your body [how do people know that?]
but when it comes in contact with air it can begin to smell bad. Therefore
it's important that menstruation be managed in a hygienic and discreet way.
That can be done with menstrual pads or tampons.
Menstrual pads
A pad is an outer protection and absorbs menstrual blood after it's
left the body. You can get pads in different shapes, sizes and powers of
absorption. They have adhesive strips on the underside. The pad is held
in place by sticking to the panties. You use minipads or pantypads between
periods if you have a heavy discharge from the vagina.
You should change pads every four to six hours, more often when the
period is heavy. That way you avoid odor that occurs when the pad is in
place too long. When you change pads, you should wrap the used pad in a
little paper before you throw it in the trash.
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Tampons
Tampons are a kind of minipad with strong absorption capacity. it's
placed in the vagina. Even if a tampon is smaller than a usual pad you must
remember that it's compressed and will expand in your body so that it will
effectively absorb the menstrual blood. Tampons give you complete and invisible
protection. You get them with various absorption capacities for light, medium
and heavy bleeding.
Tampons are very comfortable to use when they are in the right place
- in fact so comfortable that you don't notice them! You always know pads
are there. On the contrary, with tampons you can forget that you are menstruating
and continue with your usual activities including swimming.
You should change tampons every four to six hours. Choose a type with
an absorbency that's right for how heavy your period is.
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NEXT | covers (pp.1&40)
inside front cover (p.2) & contents (p.3)
4-7 8-11 12-15 16-19 20-23
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Norwegian exhibit about menstruation.
Your Personal Guide to Menstruation and Tampon Usage
(complete booklet, U.S.A., 1988, o.b. tampons
Tampax Satin Learner's Kit, 2001, in 3 languages:
English, French, Spanish
Having Your Period (complete
booklet, 1985, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.)
Omdat de lijnen van je lichaam veranderen (Dutch;
English: As the lines of your body change), 2007, the Netherlands, Libresse pads & puberty booklet - Always Changing
(complete booklet, Always menstrual pads, 1995,
U.S.A.) - OLDER booklets
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